Surprise!

Don't get too excited

I kinda wanted to drop this like Taylor Swift did with Folklore back during the pandemic. Surprise!

This was difficult. I used my right and left hands to draw this today. I had to take a break because my cleaning service arrived, and right after that, my PT trainer get here. I was happy to tell him that I was drawing a cartoon. It was also nice to surprise my proofreaders when I sent this to them.

I am not back, though a lot of people on Facebook think I am. As I said, this was extremely difficult. My right shoulder, which has been in pain since four days before the stroke, has been hurting since I started the cartoon. I would get frustrated with my left hand and switch to my right, and then I'd be frustrated again and back to my left.

This does take a lot out of me. I can't promise how often you will get a new cartoon from me. I might even spend more than one day on a cartoon. I am still lacking control in strength and control in my right hand, and of course, I'm not left-handed. This isn't easy.

Also, the streak is over, and I have no plans to attempt another one, even after I return to something that may seem somewhat normal. For now, I'm going to draw a cartoon when I feel like drawing a cartoon. Knowing me, that might be more often than not.

I stepped back to look at what I had done halfway through this, and suddenly felt a huge wave of joy come over me. I had drawn a political cartoon. But no, I'm not back. Don't spread those rumors. More than one person has written on Facebook that they teared up when they saw that I had drawn a cartoon. Yeah, me too.

I listened to some music while drawing, and Learn to Fly by the Foo Fighters came on at one point. I couldn't think of any other song that was more appropriate.

As for MTG, she has a lot of work to do in time to put in before I will ever trust her.

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